Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat 10:30am-3:00pm; closed Sunday and holidays
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- Iowa City, Coralville, University Heights, unincorporated Johnson County and the University of Iowa
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Iowa City's animal shelter, run by Iowa City Animal Services under the police department. Services include adoption, lost and found matching, stray pickup, a pet food bank, microchip clinics, emergency housing for animals, fostering, licensing, cruelty investigations, and referrals for low-cost spay/neuter and vaccinations.
How to reach them
Where: 3910 Napoleon Lane, Iowa City, IA 52240
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat 10:30am-3:00pm; closed Sunday and holidays
Good to know
- Who can use it: Sheltering services are for residents of Iowa City, Coralville, University Heights, unincorporated Johnson County and the University of Iowa.
- How to get started: Visit during open hours or call 319-356-5295. Animal interactions are by appointment with an approved adoption application.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
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More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Iowa City
- Allsop Family Humane Society (Cedar Valley Humane Society) · Cedar Rapids · 24 mi
- Allsop Family Humane Society End of Life Services · Cedar Rapids · 24 mi
- Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control · Cedar Rapids · 24 mi
- Humane Society of Scott County · Davenport · 47 mi
- Humane Society of Scott County Animal Protection Services · Davenport · 47 mi
Other help near Iowa City
- Emergency BluePearl Pet Hospital - Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids · 19 mi
- Spay/neuter Iowa Humane Alliance I-TRAP (TNR Resource Assistance) · Cedar Rapids · 21 mi
- Low-cost care Allsop Family Humane Society Low Cost Vaccines · Cedar Rapids · 24 mi
- Pet food Allsop Family Humane Society Pet Food Pantry · Cedar Rapids · 24 mi
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